Browsing by Subject "Smart materials"
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A Novel smart jacket for blood pressure measurement based in shape memory alloys
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-07-03)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessSmart textiles with medical applications offer the possibility of continuous and non-invasively monitoring which benefit patients and doctors. To measure blood pressure in premature infants a miniature actuator that can ... -
Application of intelligent materials to enhance SPAR floating offshore platforms stability
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, 2010)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open AccessThe following thesis presents a stability study of a floating wind turbine platform, composed by two concentric cylinders, for offshore application. The theoretical bases of the linear theory and the derivation of the ... -
Behavior of NiTi wires for dampers and actuators in extreme conditions
(2015-09-01)
Article
Open AccessShape memory alloys are considered smart materials because of their singular thermo-mechanical properties, due to a thermoelastic martensitic transformation, enabling possible uses as actuators (because of mechanical ... -
Contribution to the generation of Ideas for the project “Smart Features and Connectivity” accomplished in Hilti headquarters. Internship report
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-01-12)
Bachelor thesis
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Control d'un teixit calefactable amb una app d'iOS mitjançant Bluetooth Low Energy
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2013-07)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Restricted access - author's decisionEl Projecte s'ha realitzat a l'empresa Cetemmsa i consisteix en el disseny d'un circuit electrònic de petites dimensions que permet controlar un teixit calefactable mitjançant un telèfon mòbil. El teixit calefactable s'escalfa ... -
Developing of the smart textile for energy expenditure monitoring
(2019)
Conference lecture
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Estudio de sensores textiles para su uso en bioinstrumentación
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-06)
Master thesis
Open AccessDurante el estudio se pretende realizar una recopilación de los diferentes sensores textiles, centrándose en los sensores de humedad, analizarlos y comprender las características más importantes de cada uno de los artículos ... -
Estudio y simulación de una antena multibanda para textiles inteligentes
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-10-09)
Master thesis
Open Access1) Disseny CAD del model de vehicle (es pot considerar la importació de models pre-establerts)2) Disseny d'una antena corresponent als estàndars anteriors.3) Simulació 3D de l'antena (diagrama de radiació, paràmetres ... -
Large format 3D printer and smart material evaluation for Start-Ups
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-10-16)
Master thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionThe objective of this project is to evaluate new smart materials (flexible and conductive) and to develop a new large format 3D printer based on Open Source and Open Hardware components. -
The SMA: an effective damper in civil engineering that smoothes oscillations
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyers de Camins Canals i Ports de Barcelona, 2011-11-16)
Conference lecture
Open AccessThe properties of SMA (Shape Memory Alloys, that are smart materials) are associated to a first order phase transition named martensitic transformation that occurs between metastable phases: austenite and martensite. At ... -
Vestidor Inteligente
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2011-02)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open AccessLa disminución del espacio de las casas, el aumento del consumo, los nuevos modelos de familia y la aparición de los productos inteligentes nos llevan a revisar el diseño de producto en el hogar. Nuevos usuarios y entornos ... -
Wearable high-performance meander ring dipole antenna for electronic-textile applications
(2019-06-17)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyA novel wearable dipole antenna at 325¿MHz resonance frequency is presented in this article. A felt fabric with permittivity 1.2 and thickness 0.7¿mm is used as a substrate. The proposed design is validated by comparison ...